Vancouver

Vancouver is a city located in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. Named after Captain George Vancouver, an English explorer, the city was founded in 1886 when the first Canadian transcontinentinetal railway arrived. In November of 2008, the city elected Gregor Robertson as its mayor. Vancouver has a population of 578,041 while its CMA has a population of 2,116,581. Greater Vancouver is the largest metropolitan area in western Canada and the third largest in the country. It is also the largest city in the Pacific Northwest and is the second-largest metropolitan area (second to Seattle)

Vancouver is also the name of a city in Southern Washington State in the US, across the Columbia River from Portland, Oregon.

Politics of Vancouver

Vancouver is per capita the most liberal city in British Columbia, with the liberal party, Vision Vancouver leading in all elections since 2003. Vancouver also has a large homosexual presence

Religion in Vancouver

Vancouver is generally tolerant of public displays of religion, than other Canadian cities, barring Calgary.

Religion in Vancouver City and Vancouver (CMA), compared with British Columbia and Canada

Religion	Total	%	Total	%	Total	%	Total	%
	Vancouver City		Vancouver (CMA)		British Columbia		Canada
Total	539,630	100.0%	1,967,480	100.0%	3,868,875	100.0%	29,639,035	100.0%
Catholic[1]	102,315	19.0%	364,790	18.5%	675,320	17.5%	12,936,910	40.6%
Protestant	94,010	17.4%	499,185	25.4%	1,213,290	31.4%	8,654,850	20.2%
Christian Orthodox	9,090	1.7%	26,520	1.3%	35,655	0.9%	479,620	1.6%
Christian,n.i.e.[2]	23,600	4.4%	101,620	5.2%	200,340	5.2%	780,450	2.6%
Muslim	9,345	1.7%	52,590	2.7%	56,220	1.5%	579,640	2.0%
Jewish	9,620	1.8%	17,270	0.9%	21,230	0.5%	329,995	1.1%
Buddhist	37,140	6.9%	74,550	3.8%	85,540	2.2%	300,345	1.0%
Hindu	7,670	1.4%	27,410	1.4%	31,495	0.8%	297,200	1.0%
Sikh	15,200	2.8%	99,000	5.0%	135,310	3.5%	278,410	0.9%
Eastern religions[3]	1,250	0.2%	5,580	0.3%	9,975	0.3%	37,550	0.1%
Other religions[4]	2,455	0.5%	6,195	0.3%	16,205	0.4%	63,975	0.2%
No religious affiliation[5]	227,925	42.2%	692,765	35.2%	1,388,300	40.9%	4,900,090	19.5%
Source:Canada 2001 Census
[1] Includes Roman Catholic, Eastern Catholic, Polish National Catholic Church, Old Catholic [2] Includes mostly answers of "Christian", not otherwise stated. [3] Includes Baha'i, Eckankar, Jains, Shinto, Taoist, Zoroastrian and Eastern religions, not identified elsewhere. [4] Includes Aboriginal spirituality, Pagan, Wicca, Unity – New Thought – Pantheist, Scientology, Rastafarian, New Age, Gnostic, Satanist, etc. [5] Includes Agnostic, Atheist, Humanist, and No religion, and other responses, such as Darwinism, etc.

Vancouver Sports Franchises

Vancouver Canucks (NHL Hockey)

British Columbia Lions (CFL Football)

The XXI Olympic Winter Games took place in 2010 and were held in Vancouver and in the resort community of Whistler some 60 miles to the north west.

External Links

• Tourism Vancouver
• Offical Website of 2010 Winter Olympics